SAM HTTPs Monitor URL Field

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What variables can be used in the URL field? I have a long list of web services that have to be monitored for several sites. If I could use the Component Name in the URL field, it would be much easier to create the templates. As it stands, I have to create them one by one for each web service manually. It's taken me weeks to get through just 16 of them (each site has 21 services that require an HTTPs monitor). It would be great if I could use something like https://${IP}:${PORT}/${Component.Name} in the URL field, then all that has to be defined is the name of the component. Would save a HUGE amount of setup time.

kpmarcin

Hello,

When looking at official documentation, there is not much dynamic values to work with.

Link: HTTP monitor

${Node.SysName}

${Node.Caption}

${Node.DNS}

${Node.ID}

${IP}

${PORT}

${UserDescription}

${TimeStamp}

You try and test "UserDescription" field as dynamic value, if that would suit you. It seems to be the only option here, at least according to documentation.

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However I would like to ask - do you require such functionality for only deployment or are you planning to change those names frequently?

The reason why i am asking is because you can simply export ("Export as a file") the SAM HTTP template and modify it via notepad++ or import it to Excel (or any XML editor) and do macros or copy&paste.

SAM Templates are basically XML and are very easy to work with.

This is how monitoring Thwack via HTTP template looks like:

<Required>true</Required>

<SettingLevel>Template</SettingLevel>

<Value>http://thwack.solarwinds.com/</Value>

<ValueType>String</ValueType>

<Key>Url</Key>

I hope this will help you.

Kind regards,

Marcin Kazmierczak.

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